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Agilent EEsof EDA
License Configuration Guide
This guide provides an overview of licensing options which
can help a user choose the appropriate product and license
configuration that best suits their needs.
License types
Agilent EEsof provides software products in either a floating or node locked
license configuration. Node locked and floating licenses are available either as
perpetual or time based products.
Product structure
Agilent EEsof product structure consists of licensed elements and bundles.
A bundle is a collection of licensed product element(s) designed to service a
user's workflow. A bundle includes a product environment (UI) and numerous
packaged features, and is a cost effective way of providing a broad range of
capabilities to a user at an attractive price. Any feature accessed in a bundle
will reserve the rest of the features in that bundle for the specific user.
An element is a collection of feature(s) designed for a specific task (e.g. a
harmonic balance simulator element), and is typically used to extend product
capability. An element reserves all features contained within it for the specific
user. The relationship between bundles, elements, and features is shown in the
figure below:
What is sold Bundled = Element + Element
Product Product 1 Product 2
Feature A Feature A Feature D
Feature B Feature B Feature E
How features make
up a product
Feature C Feature C
Feature D
Feature E
2
License counting or job control
All Agilent EEsof licenses are counted at the product license level. Simulators
and certain models/libraries are counted job controlled features--a fixed count
is assigned to the feature to regulate concurrent usage of the license. GUI
features are not job controlled, and users can have multiple UI windows opened
up simultaneously if they want.
Bundle and element product trade-offs
The table below outlines the trade-offs between bundle only configurations and
those configurations that utilize elements with bundles.
Description Pros Cons
Bundle only configuration